Grade | Route | Gear style | Quality | |||
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Sat 15th Jun 2024 - Waipari | ||||||
Bete Noire Wall | ||||||
23 |
★★ Bete Noire
![]() | 15m, 5 | ★★ Very Good | |||
Finally. Don't have to go up on the pinnacle again unless I want to
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21 |
★★ Sun Strike
![]() | 15m, 7 | ★★ Very Good | |||
Harder than I remembered. Good to see Gareth get this finally
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Sat 15th Jun 2024 - Waipari | ||||||
Hold On To Your Face Wall | ||||||
20 |
★ Higher Animals
![]() | 20m, 6 | ★ Good | |||
Tricky
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Sun 2nd Jun 2024 - Tukino | ||||||
Waterfall Area | ||||||
17 M3 |
★ No name
![]() | 30m, 10 | ★ Good | |||
A fun way to end the trip. Second half felt harder due to the slopers, which make finding hooks a challenged. Mixed climbed it
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Sun 2nd Jun 2024 - Tukino | ||||||
Margarets Leap | ||||||
M3 |
★ Woke Sushi
![]() | 13m | ★ Good | |||
Might have got the first ascent of this? Would need to double check. Was a bit spooky without much gear
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M5 |
★★ Mixed Metaphor
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2
| 30m, 15 | ★★ Very Good | |||
Led after remembering moves. Need to go back and try the full line
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M5 |
★★ Mixed Metaphor
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2
| 30m, 15 | ★★ Very Good | |||
Just the first pitch. Top rope to remember the moves
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Sat 1st Jun 2024 - Tukino | ||||||
Tascmaster Wall | ||||||
18 |
★ Pleasant Thrutching
![]() | 20m | ★ Good | |||
Second after Jake. Mixed climbed it at M3 ish
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M4 Hard |
★ Abra Abra Camdabra
![]() | 15m | ★ Good | |||
Good first route of the season, but at the cost of a stuck cam
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Sat 25th May 2024 - Waipapa | ||||||
Main Cliff Wall of Fate | ||||||
26 |
★ Theropod
![]() | 18m, 6 | ★ Good | |||
Got surprisingly far accounted to all the on lookers. Super cryptic climb that would require some goes just to figure out the body positions
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27 |
★★ Batman
![]() | 12m, 6 | ★★ Very Good | |||
Worked the top move to understand the tension required. Just need to be sure of the lower crux and it's ready for send goes.
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23 |
★★ Robin
![]() | 18m, 7 | ★★ Very Good | |||
Warm up/hanging draws on Batman
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23 ~22 |
★★ Breaking Point
![]() | 15m, 10 | ★ Good | |||
Felt like a whanganui bay climb so points for that. Fun times. 22/23
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Sun 19th May 2024 - Waipapa | ||||||
Main Cliff Wall of Fate | ||||||
23 Hard |
★★ Fossil Free Zone
![]() | 18m, 8 | ★★ Very Good | |||
Sudo grovelling in the corner down low to thuggy moves to the mantle. I'll take a climb 28 climbers struggle on. Waipapa 23 so could be 24 elsewhere
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23 Hard |
★★ Fossil Free Zone
![]() | 18m, 8 | ★★ Very Good | |||
Grovelled up and worked out the beta. Also ripped a flake off the main wall. Still climbs the same
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23 |
★★ Robin
![]() | 18m, 7 | ★★ Very Good | |||
Warm up/to film Braden
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27 |
★★ Batman
![]() | 12m, 6 | ★★ Very Good | |||
One go to test how I felt/remember beta. Need to come back to this when I'm not jetlagged.
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Sat 18th May 2024 - Waipapa | ||||||
Main Cliff Wall of Fate | ||||||
21 |
★★ Name Game
![]() | 10m, 7 | ★ Good | |||
Warm up
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27 |
★★ Batman
![]() | 12m, 6 | ★★ Very Good | |||
Got all moves this session. Middle is dialed with the two hard moves being hard (duh)
A contender for my first 27
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Sun 24th Mar 2024 - Waipari | ||||||
Hold On To Your Face Wall | ||||||
26 |
★★★ Hold On To Your Face
![]() | 20m, 6 | ★★★ Classic | |||
Three attempts, all falling around the last bolt. Reworked the part from 2nd to last to last bolt. A climb for when I get back.
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Sun 24th Mar 2024 - Waipari | ||||||
Main Cliff | ||||||
19 |
★★ Climatic Extension
![]() | 25m, 11 | ★★ Very Good | |||
Sat 16th Mar 2024 - Waipari | ||||||
Animal Biscuit Valley Bring Your Daughter Wall | ||||||
22 |
★★★ Mister Daddy Long Legs
![]() | 20m, 5 | ★★ Very Good | |||
3 years since I first did it. Good fun.
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24 |
★★ Time Guardians of Destruction
![]() | 25m, 6 | ★★ Very Good | |||
O trip climb done; Time to pick another one
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24 |
★★ Time Guardians of Destruction
![]() | 25m, 6 | ★★ Very Good | |||
Reworking moves
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Sat 16th Mar 2024 - Waipari | ||||||
Animal Biscuit Valley Little Spurt Wall | ||||||
17 |
★ Revenge of the Gnomes
![]() | 9m, 3 | ||||
Sat 16th Mar 2024 - Waipari | ||||||
Animal Biscuit Valley The Moon Boulder (The Australia face) | ||||||
17 |
★ Lazy Ass Aucklanders!
![]() | 16m, 5 | ||||
Sat 16th Mar 2024 - Waipari | ||||||
Slug Wall | ||||||
16 |
★ Pyromania
![]() | 18m, 6 | ★ Good | |||
Sun 10th Mar 2024 - Waipari | ||||||
Bete Noire Wall | ||||||
20 |
★ Ignimbrite
![]() | 20m, 7 | ★ Good | |||
19 |
★ Time Flies
![]() | 20m, 5 | ★ Good | |||
Sun 10th Mar 2024 - Waipari | ||||||
Main Cliff | ||||||
19 |
★★ Be Happy
![]() | 15m, 4 | ★ Good | |||
Sun 10th Mar 2024 - Waipari | ||||||
Animal Biscuit Valley Da Cave | ||||||
20 |
★ Bother
![]() | 8m, 3 | ★ Good | |||
16 |
★ Don't Bother
![]() | 10m, 4 | Average | |||
Sat 9th Mar 2024 - Buck Rock | ||||||
Main Cliff | ||||||
17 |
★ Buckle
![]() | 12m, 7 | ★ Good | |||
26 Easy |
★★ A Roof Too Far
![]() | 25m, 9 | ★★ Very Good | |||
Working Working moves
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19 |
★★ Au Revoir
![]() | 25m, 6 | ★ Good | |||
18 |
★ Age Concern (Extension)
![]() | 25m, 11 | ★ Good | |||
16 |
★ Age Concern
![]() | 20m, 9 | ||||
23 |
★★★ Third World Issues
![]() | 25m | ★★★ Classic | |||
26 Easy |
★★ A Roof Too Far
![]() | 25m, 9 | ★★ Very Good | |||
One move wonder. Could see an argument for hard 25 #2ndgo
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Sat 2nd Mar 2024 - Waipapa | ||||||
Main Cliff The Arches | ||||||
22 |
★ Mortality
![]() | 31m, 13 | ★ Good | |||
Quality pitch. Would recommend doing the 2nd pitch if you're up there.
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22 Hard |
★★ Seattle Rain
![]() | 13m, 5 | ★★ Very Good | |||
Hard smearing. If this is 22 then Popeye is 21. Could even be soft 23 as Robin felt slightly easier than this.
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23 ~22 |
★ Popeye
![]() | 30m, 11 | ★ Good | |||
It is significantly easier than any of the other 23s at Waipapa. Even at 22 it'll be on the softer side.
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Sat 2nd Mar 2024 - Waipapa | ||||||
Main Cliff Wall of Fate | ||||||
26 |
★★ Yoda
![]() | 15m, 5 | ★★ Very Good | |||
Had a go to look at the moves. Had it to the last bolt clean. Felt holds and had individual moves. A lot of tension required.
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Sat 2nd Mar 2024 - Waipapa | ||||||
Main Cliff Millenium Wall | ||||||
18 |
★★★ Millennium Madness
![]() | 15m | ★★★ Classic | |||
Checking Kiera's placements
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17 |
★ Ring Them Bells
![]() | 15m, 6 | ★ Good | |||
Warm up
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Sat 24th Feb 2024 - Waipapa | ||||||
Main Cliff Wall of Fate | ||||||
21 |
★★ Name Game
![]() | 10m, 7 | ★ Good | |||
Sat 24th Feb 2024 - Waipapa | ||||||
Main Cliff The Arches | ||||||
18 |
★ Gauche mais pas Maladroit
![]() | 20m, 10 | ||||
Climbing it much better than the first time. Actually felt like 18 if you know some offwidthing and commit to the crack.
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Sat 24th Feb 2024 - Waipapa | ||||||
Main Cliff Wall of Fate | ||||||
23 |
★★ Robin
![]() | 18m, 7 | ★★ Very Good | |||
Sat 24th Feb 2024 - Waipapa | ||||||
Main Cliff Metaphysical Wall | ||||||
19 Hard |
★ Pining Away
![]() | 25m | Average | |||
Thu 22nd Feb 2024 - Waipu Caves | ||||||
Cave Wall | ||||||
14 |
★★ Mudslime Slim
![]() | 10m | ★ Good | |||
12 |
★ Possum Groove
![]() | 12m | ||||
16 |
★ Troglodyte Wall
![]() | 15m | ★ Good | |||
Airy
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Wed 21st Feb 2024 - Waipu Caves | ||||||
Cave Wall | ||||||
16 |
Unknown Sport Route #1
![]() | 8m, 2 | Average | |||
16 |
Catacombe
![]() | 10m | Average | |||
17 |
★★ Bungle In The Jungle
![]() | 12m | ★ Good | |||
Tue 20th Feb 2024 - Waipu Caves | ||||||
Cave Wall | ||||||
14 |
Unknown Sport Route #3
![]() | 8m, 1 | Average | |||
15 |
★ Unknown Sport Route #2
![]() | 10m, 2 | Average | |||
14 |
Zeus
![]() | 10m | ||||
Sun 18th Feb 2024 - Ti Point | ||||||
The Amphitheatre | ||||||
21 ~21 |
Mismatch
![]() | 23m, 8 | ||||
Felt about the same as JEM.
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16 |
★ Hobbledehoy
![]() | 20m | ★ Good | |||
Sat 17th Feb 2024 - Waipapa | ||||||
Main Cliff Millenium Wall | ||||||
18 |
★★★ Millennium Madness
![]() | 15m | ★★★ Classic | |||
Sat 17th Feb 2024 - Waipapa | ||||||
Main Cliff Wall of Fate | ||||||
26 |
★★ Wolverine
![]() | 20m, 7 | ★★ Very Good | |||
Glad I picked a climb with input holds due to the heat. Once I got through the bottom the top was cruisy
Three star NI climb, two stars Waipapa
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26 |
★★ Wolverine
![]() | 20m, 7 | ★★ Very Good | |||
Worked out how to do the bottom boulder. Hot.
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26 |
★★ Wolverine
![]() | 20m, 7 | ★★ Very Good | |||
Putting up the draws and remembering moves
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21 |
★★★ Spartacus
![]() | 16m, 8 | ★★★ Classic | |||
Sat 17th Feb 2024 - Waipapa | ||||||
Main Cliff Metaphysical Wall | ||||||
18 |
★ Honey Bee
![]() | 25m | ★ Good | |||
Sun 11th Feb 2024 - Frog Pond | ||||||
Stepped Down Wall | ||||||
19 |
★★ Awatiro Arete
![]() | 12m, 3 | ★ Good | |||
Sun 11th Feb 2024 - Frog Pond | ||||||
Main Cliff | ||||||
23 Hard |
★ Chk Chk Boom
![]() | 12m, 4 | ★ Good | |||
Stayed out of Monkey in the Jungle as much as possible, made it hard. #2ndgo
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25 Easy |
★★ Dark Horizons
![]() | 18m, 7 | ★ Good | |||
Foot crumbled off during onsight go. Probably soft for the grade, but still 25 #2ndgo
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17 |
★★ Sweet Araceli
![]() | 15m, 6 | ★ Good | |||
Tue 6th Feb 2024 - Kawakawa Bay | ||||||
The Bluff The Upper Bluff | ||||||
18 ~19 |
The Sufferer and the Witness
![]() | 37m, 3 | Average | |||
Subjected Gareth and John to this route. Lots of hauling on blocks that look loose and are quite solid (at the moment). Technical crux around the bolt (which is the last good piece of protection) before a lichen top out. Do not touch the orange rock out left near the top if you wish to not bomb your belayer.
Quite possibly the 2nd/3rd ascent of the route. Some good climbing amongst the choss. Suffering occurred and it was witnessed. At least grade 18 probably 19. Bold lead. |
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Mon 5th Feb 2024 - Kawakawa Bay | ||||||
Cracks Wall | ||||||
15 |
The Crack Head Next Door
![]() | 12m | Average | |||
First Croc Ascent. Can smear and jam but can't edge well.
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22 |
★★★ Rohans Arete
![]() | 28m, 11 | ★★★ Mega Classic | |||
Getting the draws off at sunset.
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Mon 5th Feb 2024 - Kawakawa Bay | ||||||
The Bluff The Lower Bluff | ||||||
17 |
★ Kykkeliky
![]() | 25m | ★ Good | |||
Interesting 3D climbing and crack. Worthwhile doing
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20 |
★ Sundowning Syndrome
![]() | 20m, 5 | Average | |||
Sun 4th Feb 2024 - Kawakawa Bay | ||||||
The Bluff The Lower Bluff | ||||||
17 |
★★ Iboga
![]() | 30m, 1 | ★ Good | |||
Jumped on this with encouragement from John. Started up DHMK clipping a 240 sling to the anchor before traversing across the ledge. Little airy getting into the crack proper before great jamming up high.
Would be two stars if the top out wasn't as bad plus the sand ledge traverse. Do not go up this if people are below on Predator Pinnacle as the likelihood of dropping bombs is probable. |
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Sun 4th Feb 2024 - Kawakawa Bay | ||||||
The Point | ||||||
18 |
★ Human Intervention
![]() | 28m, 9 | ★ Good | |||
Was a good climb regardless of the lichen, with a crux that makes you stop and think. Has been scrubbed clean so get on it. Worthwhile climbing in a great position with more engaging moves than High Hopes.
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Fri 2nd Feb 2024 - Kawakawa Bay | ||||||
The Yacht Club | ||||||
19 |
★ Don’t Be A Prick, Clean Your Tick
![]() | 20m, 4 | ★ Good | |||
Nice long reaches between good holds. Bolts where you need them.
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18 |
King Of The World
![]() | 23m, 5 | Don't Bother | |||
A few moves if you keep your body directly at the bolt and don't wander too far left, but The Reach Around is a better climb so do that instead.
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Fri 2nd Feb 2024 - Kawakawa Bay | ||||||
Cracks Wall | ||||||
20 |
★★ Great Scott
![]() | 27m, 10 | ★★ Very Good | |||
Cleaning the draws after John's crow bar session on Critters Corner. The jug out left of 5th is flexing a lot now, so will break off at some point.
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Mon 29th Jan 2024 - Waipari | ||||||
Hold On To Your Face Wall | ||||||
26 |
★★★ Hold On To Your Face
![]() | 20m, 6 | ★★★ Classic | |||
Went from not remembering any of the moves and not being able to get to the last bolt to doing all the moves
Had one attempt where I got to the last bolt and put my hand in the wrong spot. One to add to the list of climbs to return to.
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Mon 29th Jan 2024 - Waipari | ||||||
The Beer Garden | ||||||
17 |
★ Behind the Line
![]() | 15m, 6 | Average | |||
18 |
★ Falling Debris
![]() | 15m, 6 | Average | |||
Sat 27th Jan 2024 - Waipapa | ||||||
Main Cliff The Arches | ||||||
18 |
★★★ The Arches
![]() | 35m, 13 | ★★★ Classic | |||
26 |
★★★ Three Steps to Heaven
![]() | 25m, 8 | ★★★ Classic | |||
Crux 1: Know what to do, can do it (thanks to finding a new foot & Kiera's suggestion of stepping though)
Crux 2: Know what to do, can't do it (weak fingers)
Crux 3: Know what to do, can do it
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Sat 20th Jan 2024 - Waipapa | ||||||
Main Cliff Wall of Fate | ||||||
21 |
★★★ Spartacus
![]() | 16m, 8 | ★★★ Classic | |||
Cleaned for everyones enjoyment
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23 |
★★★ Lost Art
![]() | 12m | ||||
Cleaned for those who like thin trad climbing. Get at it
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Sun 14th Jan 2024 - Waipapa | ||||||
Main Cliff Wall of Fate | ||||||
26 |
★★ Wolverine
![]() | 20m, 7 | ★★ Very Good | |||
Worked 3rd bolt which will be the crux for me. Middle/top hard but easy. Maybe first 26 if I return.
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26 |
★★ Wolverine
![]() | 20m, 7 | ★★ Very Good | |||
Been meaning to try this for a while. Worked middle and top.
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Sun 14th Jan 2024 - Waipapa | ||||||
Main Cliff Metaphysical Wall | ||||||
17 |
★ Lay Back and Enjoy It
![]() | 12m, 6 | Average | |||
Sun 14th Jan 2024 - Waipapa | ||||||
Main Cliff Millenium Wall | ||||||
24 |
★★★ Sex Kitten
![]() | 25m, 10 | ★★★ Classic | |||
Putting draws on for Kiera
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Sun 14th Jan 2024 - Waipapa | ||||||
Main Cliff Metaphysical Wall | ||||||
19 Hard |
★ Kindergarden Kop
![]() | 12m, 7 | ||||
Thu 4th Jan 2024 - Kawakawa Bay | ||||||
The Bluff The Lower Bluff | ||||||
19 |
★★★ Captain Caveman
![]() | 60m, 24 | ★★ Very Good | |||
Did the first pitch only then bailed to avoid the ques
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22 |
★★ Mr Mojo
![]() | 55m, 13 | ★ Good | |||
First pitch 2 stars
Second pitch a lichen choss fest, would be good with a clean |
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Thu 4th Jan 2024 - Kawakawa Bay | ||||||
Cracks Wall | ||||||
20 |
★★ Great Scott
![]() | 27m, 10 | ★★ Very Good | |||
Repeat
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Wed 3rd Jan 2024 - Kawakawa Bay | ||||||
The Bluff The Upper Bluff | ||||||
25 |
★★★ Altar of Madness
![]() | 25m, 7 | ★★★ Classic | |||
Glad I reworked the groove part
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Wed 3rd Jan 2024 - Kawakawa Bay | ||||||
The Point | ||||||
19 |
★★ Survival of the Fittest
![]() | 40m, 14 | ★★ Very Good | |||
15 |
Raw Umber
![]() | 15m, 5 | ||||
15 |
All Aussie Adventures
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| 35m, 5 | Average | |||
13 |
Yellow Submarine
![]() | 16m | Don't Bother |